SONIC UNREAL but, I need some help!

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It’d probably be better to use a flipbook for your 2D Characters, or at least a sprite.

The Unreal community tends away from sugarcoating things. Yes you can learn animation, however you shouldn’t count on being your project’s sole animator- nor could it be said that you have animation. Well then again, you are making a game which is sure to attract legal attention should it ever get noticed. Only true die-hard fans will be joining you. You don’t necessarily need C++, but it’d run smoother and be more efficient than BP.

You’re making a Sonic game with Sonic characters, Sonic mechanics, and Sonic assets. If it’s not a Sonic clone (most literally ), then what is it? Do keep in mind [GameName]-clone generally means a game with the same/similar mechanics as [GameName]. For a while, any FPS game would have been called a ‘Doom clone’. , at least according to what’s been said, you’re making a game not only with the same/similar mechanics but with the entire IP of the original game. Calling it a clone is not necessarily an attack.

1. Note I want objects that always face the camera. Does an average sprite do this? Is there a simple boolean, or do I have to program it to point towards the camera?

2. I kinda wish I could simply set the X, Y, and Z. This feels it would make programming in UE4 so much better… And such a thing may also be considered easy to code and more efficient. This is one of the reasons I like Scratch. Straightforward X and Y. In 3D there would be the third axis, Z. Then I would find Pitch, Yaw, and Roll. And scaling. That’s about it for positions! I know that C++ is a confusing language, but maybe I should check it out!

3. Let me make another “Bob & Alice” comparison. We have three developers, Joe, Tim, and Ted, no relations to Bob and Alice.
   Ted made a Sonic engine for UE4. The other two developers will use these in different ways.
   Joe adds the story, complete game-play, and levels of Sonic Adventure.
   Tim has new ideas and wants to make a game with new story, levels, features, enemies, objects, and all-around content. He makes something that feels like a completely new game.

Can you spot the difference?
P.S. Joe made a CLONE. He copied everything from Sonic Adventure.
Tim made a FAN-GAME. He used the characters and main story of the games’ history and made something completely new. Some fan-games don’t go this far, but they should add new content.

EDIT: I have decided I will try to make the models myself. I’ve decided that I want to take no assets from the original games. That is what I believe I will do.